GhanaThink Junior Camp inspires Wa SHS career planning
GhanaThink Junior Camp inspired career planning at Wa Senior High School. About 400 Form 1 and Form 2 students participated in the inaugural GhanaThink Junior Camp programme in the Upper West Region. Professionals from law, medicine, arts, tourism, entrepreneurship, higher education, and media urged them to make deliberate career choices and take full advantage of mentorship opportunities.
The camp, organised under the GhanaThink Foundation in partnership with Wilma Youth Club, aims to connect students in school with mentors across different career fields through group sessions, networking, and question-and-answer sessions. Ramla Yahaya, Team Lead, Junior Camp and Great Wasec representative, said the programme is designed to guide students in school, while a separate programme targets youth aged 18 to 35 for remote job training and mentorship. Syeduo Bomanjo, a journalist with Ghana Broadcasting Corporation's Radio Upper West, told students that their current decisions would shape their future. Abdul Aziz Pelpuo, a professional tour guide and national executive member of the Tour Guides Association of Ghana, highlighted tourism as a key driver of economic growth. Josephine Naab, President of the Wilma Youth Club, explained the LEAM model guiding the club's work with young people: Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Advocacy, and Mentorship. Dr. Eunice Wulimiga Bangniyel addressed students interested in medicine and allied health fields. Juana Fynn-Wills Pipson introduced herself as a lawyer at the Office of the Attorney General's Department, former banker, and entrepreneur.
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Wa Senior High School students participated in the GhanaThink Junior Camp, engaging with professionals across various fields. Mentors offered guidance on career choices and highlighted available opportunities - leaving students to consider their futures.
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